The Kite Runner

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The Kite Runner

• Baba.

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• The father of Amir and Hassan.
• He is said to be born in the year 1933
• He loves throwing parties
• Known for his strength - he is said to have
  fought with a black bear when he was younger
• Baba is a successful business man and helped many
  other people establish businesses for themselves
  and also constructed an orphanage.
• During the book, Baba seems to be a bit
  disappointed in his son Amir, who he wishes to be
  as much of a man as he is.
• A boy who doesnt stand up for himself becomes a
  man who cant stand up for anything

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• Baba is a man of means and principles but does
  not agree with the Afghanistans strong religious
  views and thinks that the religious teachers do
  nothing and are a waste of space
• God help us all if Afghanistan ever falls into
  their hands.

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• Baba expects too much of Amir, and Amir always
  disappoints him.
• Baba feels guilty towards Hassan as he is his son
  but if people found out he would lose his respect
  and his reputation would be tainted, as he slept
  with his servant who was a Hazara.
• The least I could have done was to have the
  decency to have turned out a little more like him
  .But I hadnt turned out like him. Not at all.
• This is ironic because throughout Amirs life
  Baba kept a secret from him and lied to his
  loved ones just like Amir. They both have a
  guilty secret.

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• When they moved to America Baba discovered that
  he had cancer.
• As Amir found the courage to tell his father what
  he wanted, Baba finally accepted his son for who
  he is and agreed that Amir should be able to do
  what he wanted with his life.
• Even though Baba was very ill he still went to
  General Sahibs house to ask permission for Amir
  to marry Soraya.

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The End

• By Eilidh and Danielle